Safari crashed and ate my post :(
Summary: it feels like bed time. No sleep in weeks. 2 days of 5hr sleeps in a row (2weeks ago) and everyone I met seemed to comment on how happy and relaxed I was that day. Not since! I'd like a 3rd DC, DH wants the snip. Probably too old for it anyway as I'd want a bigger age gap.
I'm stupidly proud of DS and his talking. Was sitting at the table with him this morning thinking about it. We had a real conversation together about the spider on the ceiling. He said, on his own and without prompting "spider up high, daddy get it later, daddy at work, daddy come home on the bus put spider in the garden". I don't want to be boasting, and hope you'll ignore me if I'm annoying. It's just so recently I was worried at him not talking.
Spotty when I memti I was worried to the HV she said "bye bye" is counted as a 2 word sentence for their development check, so he was doing fine. He only said more, mummy, daddy and bye bye back then (4m ago).
Pidg I thought you were getting married soon too. Next year gives you lots more time to plan and hopefully avoid stress. I didn't find doing our wedding stressful, just the stress of family was hard to deal with - they all wanted me to be in a panic for some reason.
Mama hope you get rid of the sticky eyes soon, and get yourself a baby! We were the opposite of you guys, it took us 2 years to conceive DS and 2 weeks for DD - after my first AF post DS!
Nutella I play with DS as best I can while DD sleeps in the sling. It's hard on my back and legs, as I spend a lot of time kneeling, squatting and staying as upright as I can. DS is usually pretty good though, he'll play Lego well on his own if I'll watch, or will sit and draw if I sit or stand nearby. I try and take the opportunity to do playgroups, either as a place he can move around more freely, or if DD is awake I pass her off to the broody mums and play with DS solo.
There was more I was going to say, but I can't seem to hold anything everything in my head these days.